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Band and Town People Gave Joe Despain Big Reception He Had Not Anticipated, East Oregonian, 19 June 1919, page 1:
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Full Baskets Not In Order After Sunday, East Oregonian, 27 April 1920, page 7: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/
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EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE
Mary Finney, Director, Pendleton Public Library, 19 December 2014
Charlie LeRoss, BC Bantams, 30, 31 December 2014
Terry Leith, The Royal Westminster Museum, 13 January 2015
Virginia Roberts, Genealogy/History Volunteer, Pendleton Public Library, 14, 20 January 2015.
Reverend Roger Harwerth, Pastor, Pendleton Presbyterian Church, 15 January 2015
Jenny Lynch, Historian, United States Postal Service, 16 January 2015
ENDNOTES
1. Pendleton Boy to Fight With Allies, East Oregonian, 29 January 1917, page 1
2. Joe Despain Is Wounded, Is Game, East Oregonian, 17 April 1917, page 1
3. Joe Despain Only One Left of Five Companions in War, East Oregonian, 13 September 1917, page 1
4. Joe Despain Says Boys Still “Smile and Keep Fighting,” East Oregonian, 9 January 1918, page 2
5. Joe Despain says Yankees will put a Kink in Kaiser, East Oregonian, 24 January 1918, page 8
6. Joe Despain in Thick of Fighting Keeps Up Cheer, East Oregonian, 25 April 1918, page 7
7. In the Thick of the Fight, East Oregonian, 25 April 1918, page 5
8. Feeding Heiny Iron Rations; That’s Stuff to Give ’Em, East Oregonian, 15 June 1918, page 7
9. Another Letter From Joe Despain, East Oregonian, 28 August 1918, page 6
10. Joe Despain Has Had Thrilling Service With Canadians at Front; Was Wounded Once, East Oregonian,
21 September 1918, page 18
11. Horseshoe Still With Joe Despain in Big Push, East Oregonian, 21 September 1918, page 29
12. Joe Despain, Company Scout, Made Company Runner, East Oregonian, 28 September 1918, page 1
13. Joe Despain Fights for Two Years, Wounded Ten Days Before the End, East Oregonian,
12 November 1918, page 1
14. Joe Despain Says “Sure Is Great” in Hospital, East Oregonian, 29 November 1918, page 1
15. Joe Despain Says News Still Scarce, East Oregonian, 24 December 1918, page 1
16. Joe Despain Visits Cities of Belgium, East Oregonian, 8 February 1919, page 1, 3
17. Joe Despain Will Bring Scotch Bride, East Oregonian, 6 March 1919, page 1
18. Joe Despain, Corporal, Tells Mammoth Work of Battalion, East Oregonian, 29 March 1919, page 1
19. Joe Despain, East Oregonian, 19 June 1919, page 4
20. Band and Town People Gave Joe Despain Big Reception He Had Not Anticipated, East Oregonian, 19 June 1919, page 1
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